Three fires in the span of just 24 hours kept crews busy in Winnipeg.
Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service was called to a vacant house in the 100 block of Lisgar Avenue just after 9:30 a.m. Saturday morning.
Crews tried to fight the fire from the inside before being forced out. They declared it under control nearly four hours later. The house is expected to be a total loss.
Friday evening, crews went to the 400 block of Elgin Avenue just after 11 p.m. for reports of a fire in a vacant house.
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The blaze was declared under control an hour later. WFPS responded to a fire at the same residence on May 17.
Friday afternoon, crews went to the 600 block of Flora Avenue with reports of a fire in a vacant house just before 3:30 p.m.
Firefighters battled the blaze from the inside and declared it under control in just 20 minutes.
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No one was hurt in any of the fires. All three remain under investigation.
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